Relic Hunter (1999)

Action · Adventure · Fantasy

Sydney Fox is a professor and globe-trotting "relic hunter" who looks for ancient artifacts to return to museums and/or the descendants of the original owner. She is aided by her linguistic assistant Nigel and occasionally by her somewhat air-headed secretary Claudia. She often ends up battling rival hunters seeking out artifacts for the money.

IMDb rating: 6.5 (8,722 votes)
Episode average: 7.1 ↑ +0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1999)

6.96 avg 22 episodes 6.5 → 7.5 44 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Buddha's Bowl	6.5	266
2	Smoking Gun	7.2	200
3	The Headless Nun	6.8	185
4	Flag Day	6.7	181
5	Thank You Very Much	6.8	174
6	Diamond in the Rough	6.8	178
7	Transformation	6.9	184
8	Etched in Stone	6.9	160
9	The Book of Love	6.8	161
10	Myth of the Maze	7.0	162
11	Irish Crown Affair	6.9	153
12	Emperor's Bride	7.1	156
13	Afterlife and Death	6.9	142
14	Nine Lives	7.0	155
15	Affaire de Coeur	6.7	146
16	A Vanishing Art	7.1	138
17	A Good Year	6.8	134
18	The Last Knight	7.3	140
19	Love Letter	7.3	139
20	Possessed	6.8	145
21	Nothing But the Truth	7.4	129
22	Memories of Montmartre	7.5	124

Season 2 (2000)

7.23 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 6.7 42 min avg

Bad finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Put Back	7.5	116
2	Dagger of Death	7.3	110
3	Last of the Mochicas	7.6	119
4	The Legend of the Lost	7.1	118
5	Fertile Ground	7.2	118
6	Gypsy Jigsaw	7.5	118
7	Three Rivers to Cross	7.4	124
8	Roman Holiday	7.2	111
9	Cross of Voodoo	7.4	112
10	Lost Contact	7.1	109
11	The Reel Thing	7.5	122
12	M.I.A.	6.8	130
13	Out of the Past	7.6	126
14	Eyes of Toklamanee	7.0	106
15	Run Sydney Run	7.2	118
16	French Connection	7.1	110
17	Don't Go Into the Woods	7.0	113
18	Midnight Flight	7.3	104
19	The Executioner's Mask	7.0	113
20	The Royal Ring	7.4	107
21	Set in Stone	7.2	110
22	Deadline	6.7	109

Season 3 (2001)

7.18 avg 22 episodes 7.4 → 7.2 44 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Wages of Sydney	7.4	108
2	Mr. Right	7.2	105
3	Sydney at Ten	7.2	105
4	The Light of Truth	7.1	108
5	Treasure Island	7.2	102
6	The Star of Nadir	6.9	101
7	Vampire's Kiss	7.4	146
8	Devil Doll	7.2	98
9	Incognito	7.6	108
10	All Choked Up	7.2	103
11	Warlock of Nu Theta Phi	6.9	110
12	Women Want to Know	6.6	101
13	Fire in the Sky	6.9	101
14	Hunting with the Enemy	6.9	96
15	Antianeirai	7.3	112
16	Under the Ice	7.1	104
17	Arthur's Cross	7.5	102
18	Faux Fox	7.3	105
19	Pandora's Box	7.4	102
20	The Warlord	7.4	105
21	Fountain of Youth	7.0	102
22	So Shall It Be	7.2	108